Wall Street suffered a serious case of the Mondays amid allegations that the government in Madrid indulged in a campaign of kickbacks. (Being home to the planet's best soccer team, the charge seems entirely plausible.) Moving from fútbol to football, the newly renamed BlackBerry (BBRY) saw an immediate boost from its Super Bowl ad, surging 15.02% after scoring an analyst upgrade.

A.T. Cross (ATX): The pen manufacturer is raised to Buy from Neutral with a $14 price objective at Roth Capital after announcing it will explore strategic alternatives aimed at unlocking shareholder value.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (BBVA): The Spanish financial firm is now Neutral from Sell at UBS.

New York Community Bancorp (NYCB): Shares are now Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Retailers: Macy's (NYSE:M) and Target (NYSE:TGT) are both moved to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup. For Macy's, Citi says it stands to benefit from accelerating comparative store sales growth this year, and the price objective increases to $46 from $38.

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